A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Intensive Speaking Practice to Express Regrets in English Language
This study aimed to investigate Iranian EFL learners’ expression of regrets in four main contexts. A qualitative case study design was adopted to address the research question. The participants were 3 male Iranian EFL learners. Sadra and Ata were 19 and Mehrdad was 20. The participants were chosen t...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Arad Institute of Higher Education
2023-12-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Practical and Pedagogical Issues in English Education |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.ijpie.org/article_185552_13204a4b8c43ad267f58e2c217d65bc4.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1846111633158438912 |
|---|---|
| author | Seyyed Hossein Kashef Parviz Alavinia Farhad Khabazian |
| author_facet | Seyyed Hossein Kashef Parviz Alavinia Farhad Khabazian |
| author_sort | Seyyed Hossein Kashef |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This study aimed to investigate Iranian EFL learners’ expression of regrets in four main contexts. A qualitative case study design was adopted to address the research question. The participants were 3 male Iranian EFL learners. Sadra and Ata were 19 and Mehrdad was 20. The participants were chosen through purposive sampling and spoke Azeri Turkish as their mother tongue. The contexts used for the purpose of the study were a) classroom, b) shopping mall, c) park and d) coffee shop. The participants were instructed in six EFL classes to obtain an understanding of specific syntactic categories and lexical items related to the expression of regrets by their EFL instructor, the second researcher. High Inference observation (HIO) was used to observe the participants’ speaking competence in expressing their regrets at two phases (the first three months and the last two months). Through initial data coding and comparison of the participants’ use of syntactic and lexical items which were investigated during the two time periods (the first three months and the last two months), it was tangible that the participants failed to express their regrets due to lack of syntactic lexical competence and inadequate practice in their first three months role plays in comparison with their linguistic choices related to expression of regrets during the last two months. The participants’ expression of regrets in the four main contexts pursued for five months up to the time when the researchers reached saturation and were empirically confident about the participants’ improvement in this case study. Scrutiny of the data entries (84 extracted data) revealed that the participants could improve their speaking competence in expressing their regrets in five months. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-92ef77525df0462e87fcb899c47ff3f0 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2980-9533 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2023-12-01 |
| publisher | Arad Institute of Higher Education |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Practical and Pedagogical Issues in English Education |
| spelling | doaj-art-92ef77525df0462e87fcb899c47ff3f02024-12-23T07:42:18ZengArad Institute of Higher EducationInternational Journal of Practical and Pedagogical Issues in English Education2980-95332023-12-011411510.22034/ijpie.2023.185552185552A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Intensive Speaking Practice to Express Regrets in English LanguageSeyyed Hossein Kashef0Parviz Alavinia1Farhad Khabazian2Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, IranDepartment of English Language and Literature, Urmia University, Urmia, IranEnglish Language Department, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, IranThis study aimed to investigate Iranian EFL learners’ expression of regrets in four main contexts. A qualitative case study design was adopted to address the research question. The participants were 3 male Iranian EFL learners. Sadra and Ata were 19 and Mehrdad was 20. The participants were chosen through purposive sampling and spoke Azeri Turkish as their mother tongue. The contexts used for the purpose of the study were a) classroom, b) shopping mall, c) park and d) coffee shop. The participants were instructed in six EFL classes to obtain an understanding of specific syntactic categories and lexical items related to the expression of regrets by their EFL instructor, the second researcher. High Inference observation (HIO) was used to observe the participants’ speaking competence in expressing their regrets at two phases (the first three months and the last two months). Through initial data coding and comparison of the participants’ use of syntactic and lexical items which were investigated during the two time periods (the first three months and the last two months), it was tangible that the participants failed to express their regrets due to lack of syntactic lexical competence and inadequate practice in their first three months role plays in comparison with their linguistic choices related to expression of regrets during the last two months. The participants’ expression of regrets in the four main contexts pursued for five months up to the time when the researchers reached saturation and were empirically confident about the participants’ improvement in this case study. Scrutiny of the data entries (84 extracted data) revealed that the participants could improve their speaking competence in expressing their regrets in five months.https://www.ijpie.org/article_185552_13204a4b8c43ad267f58e2c217d65bc4.pdfexpression of regretsspeaking competencecase study |
| spellingShingle | Seyyed Hossein Kashef Parviz Alavinia Farhad Khabazian A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Intensive Speaking Practice to Express Regrets in English Language International Journal of Practical and Pedagogical Issues in English Education expression of regrets speaking competence case study |
| title | A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Intensive Speaking Practice to Express Regrets in English Language |
| title_full | A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Intensive Speaking Practice to Express Regrets in English Language |
| title_fullStr | A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Intensive Speaking Practice to Express Regrets in English Language |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Intensive Speaking Practice to Express Regrets in English Language |
| title_short | A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners’ Intensive Speaking Practice to Express Regrets in English Language |
| title_sort | case study of iranian efl learners intensive speaking practice to express regrets in english language |
| topic | expression of regrets speaking competence case study |
| url | https://www.ijpie.org/article_185552_13204a4b8c43ad267f58e2c217d65bc4.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT seyyedhosseinkashef acasestudyofiranianefllearnersintensivespeakingpracticetoexpressregretsinenglishlanguage AT parvizalavinia acasestudyofiranianefllearnersintensivespeakingpracticetoexpressregretsinenglishlanguage AT farhadkhabazian acasestudyofiranianefllearnersintensivespeakingpracticetoexpressregretsinenglishlanguage AT seyyedhosseinkashef casestudyofiranianefllearnersintensivespeakingpracticetoexpressregretsinenglishlanguage AT parvizalavinia casestudyofiranianefllearnersintensivespeakingpracticetoexpressregretsinenglishlanguage AT farhadkhabazian casestudyofiranianefllearnersintensivespeakingpracticetoexpressregretsinenglishlanguage |